OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • INSTANT NEW YORK TIMESCutting for StoneSpanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of WaterThe Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the difficulties undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. It is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.